England's Wetland Landscape: Securing a future for nature, people and the historic environment

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Local visions

Listed below is the full list of local visions that we are aware of. This is a snapshot of what is going on across the country and should help to give an idea of the scope and diversity of work being undertaken.

50 Year Wildlife Vision for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Biodiversity is of high importance and integral to environmental sustainability, habitats and species protected and managed within changing climate and growing human population, habitats and species increasing within natural ranges, biodiversity valued and enjoyed

Partners: The Biodiversity Partnership for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough includes all the local authorities, Natural England, the Environment Agency, RSPB, the Wildlife Trust and Anglian Water

A Vision for the River Ribble

The Ribble Basin is a place where people work together to protect and improve the water environment for everyone. We want the Ribble Basin to reach its full potential as a healthy environment, which will support economic growth and improve social wellbeing for present and future generations

Partners: WWF, Environment Agency, Ribble Stakeholder Forum

Contacts: Email: nwcentral@environment-agency.gov.uk

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Bassenthwaite Lake Restoration Programme

The Lake District Still Waters Partnership is taking action on the threats to Bassenthwaite Lake. We want the water in the lake to be as clean and clear as it was in the 1940s.

Brookwood Lye - Waterways for Watervoles

Wet grassland restoration project at Brookwood Lye Site of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI) aims to enhance this rare and threatened habitat for the benefit of water voles and other aquatic species.

Cheshire ECOnet

A strategic long-term vision for the delivery of nature conservation, political and social acceptance for expanded and linked areas for wildlife, framework for land use and biodiversity planning; focus for targeting existing funds; joined-up working

Partners: Cheshire County Council, Natural England, United Utilities, Environment Agency, University of Reading, Sustainability Northwest, University of Salford, Liverpool John Moores University

Chilterns Chalk Streams Project

The Chalk Streams Project aims to conserve and enhance all major chalk streams in the Chilterns AONB and to encourage enjoyment and understanding of themm by: raising awareness of the importance and the need to conserve them; Giving advice to landowners and managers on riverside management; Practical conservation; surveys to assess the quality of habitats and locate rare species; Providing education resources for schools; Improving physical access where appropriate

Cotswold Water Park Vision

The vision aims to deliver one of England’s top wildlife sites nationally and internationally by restoring and recreating 14 miles of wetland landscape, a mosaic of lakes, rivers, flood meadows and reedbeds. It will provide an attractive landscape for wildlife to prosper, encourage leisure pursuits and improve the quality of life for both local communities and visitors alike.

East Midlands Strategic River Corridors Initiative

Vision: To bring a holistic approach to the management and enhancement of the natural, cultural and historic environment of the region's strategic river corridors and their regeneration and economic development to the benefit of people, wildlife, landscape, townscape and the management of flood risk.

Gaywood Valley Restoration Project

A vision to restore the Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens SSSI, link its fragemented sections, and secure creation of new habitats in the Gaywood Valley as a significant contribution to wetland and heathland habitat Biodiversity Action Plan Targets.

Lapwing Landscapes

We will double the breeding wader population in the Upper Thames River Valleys area within ten years, establishing one of the most important inland locations for breeding waders in central and southern England. This will primarily be achieved by securing extensive high quality wet grassland re-creation, re-storation and management financed by HLS agreements, and supported by a twin track of approach of policy integration and wider communty involvement.

Lincolnshire's Coastal Grazing Marsh: A vision for the future

The Lincolnshire Coastal Grazing Marshes will once again be a mosaic of grasslands, rich in wildlife, intersected by a distinctive pattern of water courses. Within this landscape, both arable and pastoral farming will thrive and communities will have a high quality of life. Improved access will provide opportunities for local people and visitors to experience the natural and historic environment, helping to develop and sustain a vibrant rural economy all year round.

Lower Aire Valley Vision

Restore and create 900 ha of important wildlife habitat, build a flagship energy-efficient visitor centre at the heart of the valley, enable people of all ages to discover the wonders of wildlife and provide a focus for the use of renewable energy

Meres and Mosses Project

Aims and objectives: To contribute to the continuing condition improvements; raise the awareness of new agri-env schemes; reduce diffuse pollution; encourage participation on new schemes particularly HLS; provide ongoing support to farmers in schemes; advise farmers on nutrient management and cross compliance; provide a service for carrying out Whole Farm Environmental Plans. As a result, the project will improve the condition of associated wetland habitats and species within South 44 Area.

Needingworth Wetland Project

Hanson Aggregates and RSPB are working to create an exciting new nature reserve at Needingworth Quarry, to restore a working sand and gravel quarry to a vast nature reserve with extensive reedbeds, open water and grassland.

Norfolk Broads

An unrivalled wetland ecosystem of international natural and cultural importance, with a landscape that: comprises a mosaic of interconnecting rivers and shallow lakes, fens, marshes, wet woodlands, mud-flats and coastal dunes; supports a wealth of wildlife; and reflects historic patterns of human activity over many hundreds of years.

Oxfordshire Wildlife and Landscape Study (OWLS)

The aim of the project was to explore the relationship between landscape character and biodiversity and to produce a strategic framework for decision making by a wide range of stakeholders including local authorities and other statutory organisations.

Potteric Car Vision

To meet the objectives of the Water Framework Directive on one site by improving: water quality, wetland wildlife, restoring wetlands and re-connecting the river to floodplain, developing partnerships, encouraging active participation and cost effective construction methods.

Quaggy River Flood Risk Management Scheme

The Quaggy River Management Scheme has been planned and implemented in the densely developed areas of Greenwich and Lewisham in South East London. A number of different techniques were used in a variety of sites resulting in benefits in terms of flood risk to over 4000 people living and working in these Boroughs

Rainham Marshes

There are only a few ancient landscapes left in London and this RSPB reserve is one of them. Bought from the Ministry of Defence in July 2000, its former use as shooting ranges has preserved much of the original medieval land-form and marshland wildlife and is now the largest remaining expanse of wetland bordering the upper reaches of the Thames Estuary

Staffordshire Washlands Project

Our Vision is healthy and biologically diverse rivers and their associated floodplain habitats in a landscape managed for the sustainable use of water, with natural fluvial processes encouraged to create new geomorphological features. This means a holistic approach to land and water management, with active support from landowners, managers and local communities recognising and benefiting from the social, economic and environmental gains.

Strategic Partnership for the Ouse and its Tributaries (SPROUT)

The partnership will use local knowledge and scientific data about the River Ouse and its tributaries to produce an Opportunity Plan to identify potential locations for environmental enhancement projects.

Sustainable Catchment Management Programme (SCaMP)

By 2010, SSSIs to be in prime condition, halt of alarming bird decline, return important landscapes and habitats such as blanket bog and heather moorland, water quailty improvements, economically-viable farming, opportunities to support farming

Sustainable Wetland Restoration in the New Forest’ LIFE 3 project

Restore the priority interest features of the New Forest SAC and supporting habitat; establish long term sustainability through integrated management of main water basins; creation of suitable conditions for the significant priority habitat regeneration

Swale and Ure Washlands Project

The Project’s vision is for an economically vibrant area with a strong sense of local pride in the past and where the Washlands play a significant role in the economic, social and environmental quality of North Yorkshire.

The Great Fen Project

The Great Fen is creating a restored fenland landscape of 3,700 hectares providing a rich variety of habitats for people and wildlife now and in the future, linking and protecting the two national Nature Reserves of Woodwalton Fen and Holme Fen.

The On Trent Initiative

Vision:"Rivers across the Trent catchment that are rich in wildlife habitats, landscape and historic features for the benefit of all, both now & in the future". OnTrent aims to develop a series of wetlands along the Trent and it's tributaries, provide opportunities to improve the quality of life for local people and support the local economy.The organisations involved in the OnTrent partnership co-ordinate work, share ideas and information and encourage practical projects in the Trent Catchment

Partners: LaFarge Aggregates, Hanson, Tarmac, Country Land and Business Association, Leicestershire County Council, National Farmers’ Union, Derbyshire County Council , Nottinghamshire County Council, North Lincolnshire Council, Environment Agency, English Heritage, Staffordshire County Council, British Waterways, Forestry Commission, Natural England, Groundwork, RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts and Severn Trent Water, Isle of Axholme and North Notts WLMBoard

Objectives incl: Developing a landscape approach to habitat enhancement through a partnership project, working with farmers and other stakeholders, encouraging uptake of Environmental Stewardship; Providing surveys of biodiversity indicators on habitat connectivity, creating wildlife corridors and buffers; Generating research to inform habitat management policy and advice to farmers and the rural community, to establish Upper Thames as a demonstration area to promote catchment sensitive farming.

Waveney/Little Ouse TEN project

Improve to their maximum potential to restore or enhance habitat and landscape throughout the valley systems for the benefit of wetland wildlife and people: Water quantity, Water quality, Sense of place, Community involvement, Public access and amenity

Wensum SSSI River Project

Production of an outline river restoration plan and vision for the river Wensum, including approximate costings, undertaking a consultation exercise with stakeholders and producing a final river restoration plan, including results of the consultation exercise

West Midlands Biodiversity Enhancement Areas

This Regional Biodiversity Strategy for the West Midlands aims to focus attention on the most important priorities for biodiversity in the Region, set out in five key challenges: Maintaining and improving habitats, species and ecosystems; Developing an area based approach to restoring wildlife;Monitoring the condition of habitats, species and ecosystems;Re-connecting and integrating action for biodiversity with other environmental, social and economic activity; Coping with climate change impacts

Wet Fens for the Future

Our vision is for an economically vibrant area with a strong sense of local pride in its wetland past where wetlands will play a greater role in the economic, social and environmental quality of the Fens. In this vision wetlands exist to serve many purposes and new ones will be created to deliver a wide range of benefits.

Wetlands West (formerly Severn & Avon Vales Wetlands Partnership)

To achieve the planned recovery and enhancement of the wetland resource of the Severn and Avon Vales by the wise use of land and water, in ways that are economically sound, socially responsive and environmentally sensitive.

Partners: Environment Agency, Natural England, The Wildlife Trusts, the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Groups (FWAG), Department of Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), National Farmers Union (NFU), the Association of Drainage Authorities (ADA), County and Local Councils

Wicken Fen Vision

The Wicken Fen Vision is an ambitious 100 year project by the National Trust to create a 5,300 hectare landscape scale nature reserve and 'green lung' for Cambridgeshire stretching from Wicken Fen NNR to the outskirts of Cambridge.